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The Twelfth Imam

by Joel C. Rosenberg

2011 Retailers Choice
Award winner!As the apocalyptic
leaders of Iran call for the annihilation of Israel
and America, CIA operative David Shirazi is sent
into Tehran with one objective: use all means necessary
to disrupt Iran’s nuclear weapons program—without
leaving American fingerprints, and without triggering
a regional war. At extreme personal risk, Shirazi
undertakes his assignment. A native Farsi speaker
whose family escaped from Iran in 1979, he couldn’t
be better prepared for the mission. But none of
his training has prepared Shirazi for what will
happen next. An obscure religious cleric is suddenly
hailed throughout the region as the Islamic messiah
known as the Mahdi or the Twelfth Imam. News of
his miracles, healings, signs, and wonders, spread
like wildfire, as do rumors of a new and horrific
war. With the prophecy of the Twelfth Imam seemingly
fulfilled, Iran’s leaders prepare to strike Israel
and bring about the End of Days. Shirazi must take
action, but the clock is ticking.

From Booklist:Rosenberg, author of the Last Jihad series of
political thrillers, strikes out in a (slightly)
new direction. David Shirazi is a CIA agent tasked
with disabling Iran’s nuclear-weapons capability
without leaving behind any trace of American
involvement. When he learns of a prophet called
the Twelfth Imam, who is proclaiming himself
a messiah, Shirazi begins to worry that a war
of apocalyptic proportions may be in the offing.
Rosenberg laces his political speculation with
evangelical Christian themes, which will bother
those who like their thrillers unencumbered by
the author’spolitical and religious beliefs.
Rosenberg’s fans, though, should find this one
very much to their liking.

About
The Author

Joel C. Rosenberg is the New York Times best-selling
author of The Last Jihad, The Last Days, The Ezekiel
Option, The Copper Scroll, and Epicenter, with 1.5
million copies in print. A communications strategist
based in Washington, D.C., he has worked with some
of the world’s most influential and provocative leaders,
including Steve Forbes, Rush Limbaugh, former Israeli
deputy prime minister Natan Sharansky, and former Israeli
prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Once a political
columnist for World magazine, he now writes commentaries
for National Review as well as a weekly e-mail update
known as “Flash Traffic” for business and political
leaders. A front-page Sunday New York Times profile
called him a “force in the capital.” He has also been
profiled by the Washington Times and the Jerusalem
Post and has been interviewed on ABC’s Nightline, CNN
Headline News, FOX News Channel, The History Channel,
MSNBC, The Rush Limbaugh Show, and The Sean Hannity
Show.

Editorial ReviewsFrom Publishers Weekly
Bestseller Rosenberg (The Last Jihad) has carved out
a deep niche in conservative political fiction, vividly
sweeping from 1979 Iran during the hostage crisis to
a world-threatening crisis in the present day. When
a prophecy of the coming Mahdi, or 12th imam, is believed
to have been fulfilled through a Muslim prophet, a
nuclear attack is threatened by Iran against Israel
to bring the end of days. Iranian-American CIA operative
David Shirazi must infiltrate the Iranian government
without leaving American fingerprints and stop the
ultimate disaster that would certainly escalate into
international conflict. Filled with Islamic culture
and history, this story of an Iranian family and an
American one trying to understand one another is coupled
with an emerging love story that will no doubt play
out in coming books, since the ending is left open
for more. Readers must keep track of many characters,
but the author has provided a character list. Toeing
the Christian conservative line while still writing
sympathetic Muslim characters, Rosenberg is a go-to
novelist for Christian political fiction.